MORE than 300 garment workers have been infected with coronavirus in Sri Lanka.
The Health Ministry identified 321 cases in a “factory cluster” from the outskirts of the capital Colombo.
The government has imposed a curfew on two suburbs where the majority of the patients live, closed schools and universities and imposed restrictions on public transport, but the case highlights the role of lax labour regulations in driving up infection rates.
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